WEP--Flash Fiction with a theme

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Today is the Write, Edit, Publish flash fiction challenge. The June theme is...

urban nightmare

I'm not participating this month, but I'll encourage my readers to head on over to the sign-up list and check out the stories. The WEP authors always have some inventive takes on the prompts!

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